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Original Article

Saccadic eye movements as a quantitative measure of the sedative effect of drugs

A comparative double-blind trial of moclobemide, amitriptyline, desipramine and placebo

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Pages 5-12 | Accepted 14 Jul 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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